
Publishers Weekly stars MURDER IN PARIS ’68: A True Story of Death and Glamour by Edward Chisholm
“With the pacing and polish of a top-shelf crime novel, Chisholm’s account …is an uncommonly assured work of true crime from a newcomer to the genre.”

“With the pacing and polish of a top-shelf crime novel, Chisholm’s account …is an uncommonly assured work of true crime from a newcomer to the genre.”

“Merritt portrays her as a fighter: determined and brave in the face of illness, censorship, book bans, arson, and death threats. An appreciative portrait of a defiant woman.”

“This is a slim and modest book, a volume of oral histories in the vein of Studs Terkel’s “Working” (1974), but everyone who eats out regularly should know about it.”

“Historian Merritt’s insightful, engaging narrative effortlessly folds in family anecdotes and excerpts…This well-documented and perceptive tribute aptly humanizes a visionary and fearless woman.”

“An excellent and inspiring biography, recommended for general collections and especially for those interested in literary figures and civil rights and LGBTQIA+ activists of the 1960s.”

“His warm, perceptive writing reflects their close bond, with stories deftly told with an insider’s intimacy and a historian’s flair for correcting the record.”

“…the first comprehensive biography of this fascinating artist, an indelible figure of not just textile art but modernism itself.”

“[A] candid debut memoir…[Davis] has persisted, determined to survive and thrive in a place she has grown to love. A frank chronicle of pain and hard-won recovery.”

“…an impressively detailed …intimate study of an overlooked artist and the creative milieu from which she emerged.”

“The essays range from entertaining trivia to rapturous description… Reflecting the author’s capacious love for the sport, this will be a smash with tennis fans.”